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Restriction endonuclease analysis of mitochondrial DNA indicated a surprisingly high degree of genetic similarity between skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) from the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. The present results (1983) support the findings of previous morphological and electrophoretic studies. Evidently, since the uplift of the Panamá land bridge about 3.1 million years ago, there has been continued genetic contact between Atlantic and Pacific skipjack tuna, presumably via the Southern Ocean.
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Graves, J.E., Ferris, S.D. & Dizon, A.E. Close genetic similarity of Atlantic and Pacific skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) demonstrated with restriction endonuclease analysis of mitochondrial DNA. Marine Biology 79, 315–319 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00393264
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